Environment and Sustainable Development Class 12 MCQs Questions with Answer

1. Global warming is caused due to increase in greenhouse gases through the burning of fossil fuels and ________

2. Sunlight is an example of ______ elements

3. Use of which of the following has resulted in a significant reduction in Delhi’s pollution?

4. Thermal power plants emit large quantities of ________ which is a greenhouse gas.

5. ______ resources are those which get exhausted with extraction and use

6. Which of the following is the modern concept of development?

7. Global warming is caused due to increase in greenhouse gases through the burning of fossil fuels and ________

8. In India, the ________ of the Deccan Plateau is particularly suitable for the cultivation of cotton.

9. Which of the following is an impact of global warming?

10. Which of the following is not a biotic element?

11. ________ plants use the energy of such streams to move small turbines.

12. The CPCB has identified _______ categories of industries as significantly polluting

13. When was the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) set up?

14. Which of the following is a renewable resource?

15. Which of the following is a conventional source of energy

16. _______ emissions are the major contributors to air pollution in urban areas of India.

17. Which of the following is a consequence of ozone layer depletion?

18. In which of the following layers of the atmosphere is ozone shield found?

19. India alone accounts for nearly _____ percent of the world’s total iron-ore reserves

20. How many industrial categories have been identified as significantly polluting by the CPCB?

21. The origins of chlorine and bromine compounds in stratosphere are ________